2025–26 Indian Women's League
| Season | 2025–26 |
|---|---|
| Dates | September 2025 – January 2026 |
| Matches played | TBD |
← 2024–25 2026–27 → | |
The 2025–26 Indian Women's League will be the ninth season of the Indian Women's League, the top division women's professional football league in India.[1][2][3][4] East Bengal are the defending champions.[5]
Changes from last season
Eight clubs will compete in the 9th season, with two clubs promoted from 2024–25 Indian Women's League 2.[6]
- Promoted from Indian Women's League 2
- Relegated to Indian Women's League 2
Clubs
Stadiums and locations
Kolkata
Bengaluru
Locations of the Indian Women's League clubs
| Club | City | State/Region | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal | Kolkata | West Bengal | East Bengal Ground | 23,500 |
| Garhwal United | New Delhi | Delhi | Ambedkar Stadium | 35,000 |
| Gokulam Kerala | Kozhikode | Kerala | EMS Corporation Stadium | 50,000 |
| Indian Arrows Women Juniors | Bengaluru | Karnataka | PD CSE Phase 2 | 250 |
| Kickstart | Bengaluru | Karnataka | Bangalore Football Stadium | 8,400 |
| Nita | Cuttack | Odisha | Capital Football Arena[a] | 1,500 |
| Sethu | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium[b] | 40,000 |
| Sribhumi | Kolkata | West Bengal | Bibhutibhushan Stadium | 5,000 |
- ^ The club is based in Cuttack but will play its home games in Bhubaneswar for the season.
- ^ The club is based in Madurai but will play its home games in Chennai for the season.
Personnel and sponsorships
| Team | Head coach | Captain | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal | Anthony Andrews | Ngangbam Sweety Devi | Trak Only | Emami |
| Garhwal United | Akshay Unni | Sanfida Nongrum | ||
| Gokulam Kerala | Ranjan Chowdhury | Nongmaithem Ratanbala Devi | VectorX | CSB Bank, Federal Bank, Kajah Balm |
| Indian Arrows | Joakim Alexandersson | Julan Nongmaithem | ||
| Kickstart | Langam Chaoba Devi | Dalima Chhibber | Sweat | Amagi |
| Nita | Paromita Sit | Manisa Panna | Falcon Charity Foundation | |
| Sethu | Arun Kumar K. | Kayenpaibam Anju Chanu | Hummel | Everrenew, De Shayra Skinz, Cosco, SIT |
| Sribhumi | Sujata Kar | Bala Devi | Trak Only | Senco Gold |
Foreign players
AIFF allowed maximum of three foreign players per team. All three can be fielded in a match at a time.
| Club | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Former player(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Bengal | — | — | — | — |
| Garhwal United | — | — | — | — |
| Gokulam Kerala | — | — | — | — |
| Indian Arrows | — | — | — | — |
| Kickstart | — | — | — | — |
| Nita | — | — | — | — |
| Sethu | — | — | — | — |
| Sribhumi | — | — | — | — |
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Bengal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Qualification for the Champions League preliminary stage |
| 2 | Garhwal United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Gokulam Kerala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Indian Arrows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Kickstart | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Nita | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Sethu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Indian Women's League 2 |
| 8 | Sribhumi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: AIFF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Results
Fixtures and results
Results by match
The table lists the results of the teams after each match.
Positions by round
The table lists the positions of teams after each round mentioned in official fixtures.
Source: AIFF
Matches
- All times are in IST (UTC+5:30).
Season statistics
Awards
See also
- Women
- Men
References
- ^ "AIFF charts roadmap for Indian women's national team after historic Asian Cup qualification". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ^ "Competitions Calendar 2025-26" (PDF). www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Indian football 2025-26: ISL missing from AIFF's competition calendar, IWL and I-League start in October - full schedule". Olympics. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "No ISL in Indian football's 2025-26 calendar — AIFF excludes Indian Super League from next season's schedule". Sportstar. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "East Bengal put the cherry on top of IWL title by defeating Gokulam Kerala". i-league.org. I-League. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
- ^ "Garhwal United FC crowned IWL 2 champions with perfect record". i-league.org. 17 May 2025.